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Chapter 96 Is the Prince an Immortal?

Lu Chen's test cannon gave the soldiers great confidence. In their eyes, with such a terrifying weapon, what was there to fear from the barbarian cavalry?

At this moment, Mu Changtian and the others understood why Lu Chen had planned to lead the barbarian cavalry into the Wanning River Valley from the very beginning.

Only by gathering all the barbarian cavalry together can this powerful weapon be used to its fullest potential.

When the time comes, we can bombard them from the mountains on both sides of the Wanning River Valley, and those barbarian cavalry will have no chance to fight back.

Lu Chen put down the cannonball in his hand and said to Mu Jingwu, "Captain Mu, from now on, the artillery battalion will be under your and Su Wei's command."

Upon hearing that Lu Chen had entrusted him with the management of such a crucial weapon, Mu Jingwu was incredibly excited.

He immediately said to Lu Chen, "Your Highness, I will certainly live up to your expectations. I will quickly familiarize the artillery battalion soldiers with how to operate this thing!"

Lu Chen then handed the howitzer operation manual to Mu Jingwu. "This is the instruction manual for the howitzer. I will give you about fifty training shells. You can arrange them as you see fit. Try to make sure that every soldier in the artillery battalion understands how to operate this thing before the barbarian cavalry arrives."

Mu Jingwu replied, "Yes, Your Highness!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Jingwu took the howitzer's user manual from Lu Chen and began to read it.

Lu Chen thought to himself that there was definitely a certain learning curve to using a howitzer, but as long as the soldiers were familiar with its operation, even if they couldn't read the firing tables...

Thinking of this, Lu Chen paused for a moment, then turned to Li Feng and said, "General Li, transfer a group of archers from your camp to the artillery battalion. From now on, the main operation of the howitzers will be handled by the archers."

Lu Chen thought about it again and realized that not being able to read the firing table was indeed a big problem for the soldiers. However, archers knew how to adjust the angle when shooting arrows. If the grenade launcher was handed to them, even if they couldn't read the firing table, they would know how to adjust the shooting angle.

As for the new recruits, let them handle logistics, such as moving and loading shells.

Li Feng replied, "Yes, Your Highness."

Lu Chen continued, "General Li, go and gather the archers now. I happen to be at the artillery camp today. If you have any questions about howitzers, you can ask me."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Li Feng quickly turned around, then rode away from the artillery camp to another military camp to gather archers.

For the rest of the day, Lu Chen stayed with the soldiers in the artillery battalion.

Lu Chen also discovered that it was indeed similar to what he had thought: archers were more likely to understand the firing angle of howitzers than ordinary soldiers.

In just one afternoon, the archers brought by Li Feng had basically figured out how to shoot, and some of them could even understand some of the shooting charts in Lu Chen's hands.

This made Lu Chen breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that the ancients were not as stupid as he had imagined. He had initially worried that the soldiers would not know how to use the howitzer because they could not understand the firing table, but now it seemed that he had been worrying too much.

They just didn't know the principles of howitzers, but they could quickly learn how to use them.

In the evening, Lu Chen had several soldiers who learned quickly operate the howitzer themselves, and he was very satisfied with the results.

Although the soldier did not land the shells in the designated spot, but deviated by a few meters, the howitzer's kill radius was 15 to 30 meters. Once the barbarian cavalry entered the Wanning River Valley, it was no exaggeration to say that they could hit them even with their eyes closed. This small error was nothing.

After the soldiers finished their test firing, Lu Chen rode his horse back to the palace.

At this moment, Mu Changtian and the others stood on the mountain, gazing at the large craters left by the test-firing howitzers in the distance, remaining silent for a long time.

After a long pause, Mu Changcai finally spoke, asking, "General Li, where did the Prince obtain this mysterious weapon? You've been with him since he came to Beijun, so you should know something, right?"

Li Feng replied, "I don't know either."

Mu Changtian then said with a smile, "General Li, I am no longer the Duke of Mu. We are now equals, so you don't need to keep calling me your subordinate."

"If the prince finds out about this, he'll probably have some reservations."

When Li Feng was in the Tiger Legion, he was indeed Mu Changtian's subordinate. However, he is no longer in the capital, and Mu Changtian is no longer the Duke of Mu. Li Feng has already been given important responsibilities by Lu Chen. If he still considers himself Mu Changtian's subordinate, wouldn't that be suspected of forming cliques?

Mu Changtian does have some political awareness.

No monarch wants his subordinates to get too close, as it makes the monarch feel threatened.

Li Feng instantly understood Mu Changtian's meaning, and he immediately changed his words, saying, "I understand, General Mu."

At this point, Li Feng continued, "I don't know where the prince's weapons come from, but I once saw the prince take out a mysterious weapon out of thin air. That weapon was similar to a grenade launcher, but smaller, and could be held in the hand. It could also fire something like cannonballs."

"The prince once used that weapon to kill a ninth-rank martial artist. I heard that the grandmaster from Blood Moon Tower was also instantly killed by that weapon last time."

Upon hearing Li Feng's words, Mu Changtian and Mu Jingwu fell silent.

Instantly kill a ninth-rank martial artist and a grandmaster!

Are the mysterious weapons in the hands of the Northern King really this terrifying?

Mu Changtian suddenly realized something and asked, "Wait, you just said that the Northern King produced weapons out of thin air?"

Li Feng said, "Yes."

This……

Mu Changtian and his son Mu Jingwu exchanged a glance.

Mu Jingwu said, "Father, could it be that the Prince is... an immortal...?"

Mu Jingwu didn't say the word "person" because the news was just too explosive.

Mu Changtian stated directly, "Whether it's an immortal or not, I don't know, but I'm certain that such a weapon absolutely does not exist in this world!"

Li Feng then said, "There have long been rumors in the military camp that the prince is an immortal. Some people say that the prince is blessed by the gods and is the chosen one. They also say that those weapons were given to the prince by the gods."

Hearing Li Feng's words, Mu Changtian frowned slightly, "This is not a good thing for the prince."

The Xia Emperor is still alive and young and strong, so some people say that the Northern King is the chosen one. If the Northern King is the chosen one, then what is the Xia Emperor?

However, it wouldn't be wrong to say that the Northern King is the chosen one.

If he didn't have some kind of affinity with the immortals, he wouldn't have been able to produce such a terrifying and mysterious weapon.

Mu Changtian looked at Mu Jingwu and said, "Jingwu, the Prince has entrusted you with such an important weapon. This shows how much he values ​​our Mu family. You must not let the Prince down!"

Mu Jingwu said, "Don't worry, I will make sure that the soldiers in the artillery battalion learn how to use the howitzer before the barbarians arrive."

After hearing Mu Jingwu's answer, Mu Changtian left the artillery battalion with peace of mind.

They had all already accepted in their hearts that Lu Chen was an immortal, or that he had a destiny to become an immortal.

(End of this chapter)